Secure Cross Border Transport Model – Technological Solution for Transit Facilitation Sandeep Raj Jain Economic Affairs Officer Transport Facilitation & Logistics Section Transport Division Regional Conference on Strengthening Transport Connectivity and Trade Facilitation in South and South-West Asia Lahore, Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan, 9-10 December 2013

Outline 1.Challenges of growing trade and transport and need for technological intervention 2.Key technical features functioning and Institutional arrangements 3.Possible benefits on application of such a system

1. Background 1. Background Increase in intra-regional trade requires opening more land borders and increasing efficiency of existing borders. However, control authorities are faced with increasing challenges some of them are mentioned, that make them hesitant to open more borders  National security  Trafficking (Drug and Human)  Smuggling  Diversion of goods in transit leading to loss in revenue  Counterfeited goods and currency  Lack of capacity of officials

2(a) Key technical features and functioning of the Model Tracking Unit  Contains a SPS module, a CCS module and a radio frequency (RF) moduleE-seal  Contains a normal bolt or cable to lock the door and a mechatronic component to record its statusE-lock  Combines tracking unit and E-seal, contains SPS module, a CCS module Monitoring Platform  Contains central server and application softwarePDA  To initiate trips

2(b) Institutional arrangements bilateral agreement or a mutual recognition agreement that may include following: Application of the system requires close cooperation between the control authorities of the countries formalized by bilateral agreement or a mutual recognition agreement that may include following:  Sharing of information  Use of similar or compatible application software  Use of jointly accredited devices, such as e-Seal/e-Lock and tracking unit  Mutual recognition of registration or guarantee and sharing of registration information  Mutual recognition of inspection results if joint inspections are not possible  Assistance in the case of exceptional events  Mutually agreed requirements for temporary admission of vehicles

 Increase in safety and security  Real time enforcement possible  Reduced violations during the trips  Increased capacity to handle more traffic  Reduction in the need for Customs escort  Less congestion at origin, border crossing and destination; For transport operators  Reduction in transport time  Less transaction cost  Increase predictability of consignment and therefore supply chain  Optimal fleet management and asset utilization  Paperless transactions possible 3. Possible benefits For control authorities

Conclusion  Similar system are already in operation in parts of Africa, Latin America, in Jordan, Thailand, China, Hong Kong, China, Republic of Korea  Development of secure trade and transport lanes- mention of such system in transit agreements ( Afghanistan-Pakistan)  Use of new technologies in transport can address the pressing concerns of the control authorities while facilitating  Ultimately, we have to control ‘the 5’ moving in international trade- people, goods, conveyances, money and information

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